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        Silchester - Hampshire Village of the Year 2008
                        - South England Village of the Year 2009
        
        Silchester - the ancient Roman city of Calleva Atrebatum.
        
        Location - in the north of the county of Hampshire
        
        Population - 918
        
        Number of households - 358
        
        (Local authority figures based on the last census)
        
        
        
        some aerial pictures of the village taken from Piper Colt G-ARNK 
        30 September 2007
        
        pictures of Silchester Common from 50' up in a cherry-picker 
        
        more pictures taken flying over at  2,000ft 
        
        click dig to see excavations at Calleva
        
        
        
        
        
        This website is produced and maintained by Pete Hughes as a community activity supporting the Silchester Association and other local organisations and activities.  The website is, in turn, supported by the Silchester Association.
        
        Pictures, layout and text are copyright but an e-mail will normally suffice to get permission for non-commercial copying and use, subject to credit being given. Full resolution copies of pictures can normally be provided on request.
        
        Pictures are by Pete  Hughes with support from Philip Pearce, Claire Hutchings and Jon Saltmarsh where indicated. 
 
    